notice from Special Foods, response to Bergenholtz

[Guest guest]

Dear Phyllis;

Every word of the warning we issued is true. Our company is known for the

high quality and calibre of our products, and known for being trustworthy.

I hope you will understand that it takes a great amount of concern and

caring to weather this barrage for the sake of trying to warn about a real

problem that presents a real danger to sensitive people, particularly to

autistic children. It is hard enough for parents to avoid every speck of

gluten in the diet, without having to worry about a problem such as this.

It is appropriate to mention it here, because although it is rarely

mentioned, the bakery which is the subject of our warning has been mentioned

on this site in the last year.

Although people who have run across this bakery generally know immediately

who we mean (see for example the 8/7/01 message from ), we get the

message that this is confusing to others. We will review this message to

make it clearer.

I would hope that in the future should you have a question about us, that

you would call us directly. We will be able to answer your questions, and

have the data to back up what we say. Apparently this has come up in the

past as well, this is a shame, since this confusion could have been

addressed long ago had we been contacted directly. This would have avoided

misunderstanding and avoided flaming and slamming.

Part of the confusion stems from mixing patent related issues into this

warning. Unique aspects of this bakery make this an easy way to identify it.

That's our reason, but it obviously has created a diversion which was

unintended.

We hold many patents on gluten-free foods; the patent rights are widespread,

far reaching and comprehensive. The patents give us the rights to make the

statements we do. Should any of you actually be interested, the website of

the US Patent and Trademark Office contains a search engine for the patent

literature, and if you search under my last name, Slimak, as inventor and

search for all years, you will receive a list for the US, but not for the

many other countries all around the world in which I hold patents as well.

You can read the US cases online.

The issues questioned by many on this list are generally the stuff of

licensing agreements and royalties, etc. I suggest that they are not topics

for this list, but for the rather dry legal world, which is where they

belong. We are pursuing our rights there. But should someone want to decide

whether they think our rights are as we say they are, well go straight to

the source, the patent office files, and read online for yourselves; then

get a legal opinion.

Special Foods

Slimak, President

These statements are slanderous and libelous:

>>Makes me not trust Special foods.com. If they lie about that, who's to say

they are not lying about their own products to sell them.<<

> Ditto this from me. The claim is bogus and proves ANYONE can claim

anything > on the internet so beware.

> Jay at Miss Roben's

>

[Guest guest]

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I just wish instead of beating around the bush someone would say who this

bakery is or where it is located as I buy bakery bread and now am

concerned. If it was posted before I must have missed it, someone please

tell us at least what state this bakery is in.

on Long Island New York

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[Guest guest]

I'll second that!!

Lolita

>I just wish instead of beating around the bush someone would say who this

>bakery is or where it is located as I buy bakery bread and now am

>concerned. If it was posted before I must have missed it, someone please

>tell us at least what state this bakery is in